Model Railroad Special Issue Winter 2016, Modelarstwo
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//-->SPECIAL ISSUEModeling mainlineTips to make trackaction in N scalep. 14look more realisticp.79HOW TO MODELWINTER 2016TODAY’S RAILROADS80 pages of projectsfor your layout!From the pages ofModel Railroadermagazine•Add new paintand details toupgrade a dieselp. 28•Model hazardous materialLance Mindheim’slayout on page 6 high-lights the colors ofmodern railroading.markings on freight carsp. 40•Build a contemporary rail-served industryp.66AND MUCH MORE!HOW TO MODEL4 LOOK AROUND, THEN BUILDIntroduction/by Hal MillerTODAY’S RAILROADS53SECTION 4PASSENGER TRAINS54 MODELING COMMUTER RAIL SERVICEAmerica’s fastest growing passenger trains/byPatrick C. Dorin5SECTION 1MODERN ERA LAYOUTS6 MODELING MIAMI’S DOWNTOWN SPURAn urban light-industrial setting provides plenty ofswitching/by Lance Mindheim60 MODELING THE SOUNDS OFPASSENGER DIESELSAdvances in DCC sound help better simulatethe sound of Amtrak head-end power/byBob Kingsnorth14 BUILDING A MODERN-ERA MAIN LINEIN N SCALELong trains highlight this basement-size BNSFlayout/by Jim Reising63SECTION 5MODERN INDUSTRIES64 ADD MORE INDUSTRIESWITHOUT ADDING TRACKOutdoor customers expand a modern industrialpark on this portable HO scale switching line/byAlan Saatkamp22 SIGNS OF THE TIMES ON THE UTAH BELTModernizing motive power, signals, and more on analways-current model railroad/by Eric Brooman27SECTION 2LOCOMOTIVES28 HOW TO DETAILA MODERN LOCOMOTIVEApplying a handful of small parts will turn aneconomy model into a showpiece/by M.R. Snell6 A MODERN INDUSTRYFOR A COMPACT SPACEThough small in size, a corn syrup transloadingterminal offers plenty of switching opportunities/byJim Lincoln32 DETAIL A REMOTE-CONTROLLOCOMOTIVEModernize switchers in an evening/by Cody Grivno71 BUILD AN EASYCONTAINER YARD BACKDROPUse a computer, scanner, and printerto make an intermodal terminal appear larger/byJoseph Kreiss34 HOW TO MODELA PATCHED-OUT LOCOMOTIVEAdd variety to your fleet with these easy-to-followtechniques/by Kim Nipkow73SECTION 6SCENIC DETAILS74 MAKE EASY ROAD SIGNSCarefully modeling these simple details adds a lot ofrealism to a layout/by Pelle K. Søeborg39SECTION 3FREIGHT CARS40 A MODELER’S GUIDE TOHAZARDOUS MATERIAL MARKINGSAdd prototype “hazmat” placards to your modernfreight cars/by M.R. Snell76 BUILD AND INSTALL A MODERNCONCRETE BRIDGEAn easy-to-build plaster kit models this commonpiece of infrastructure/by Pelle K. Søeborg44 HOW TO RELETTER A CARWITHOUT REPAINTINGSolvent and decals let you change a car from aforeign road to one you need/by Cody Grivno7 HOW TO MAKE TRACKLOOK REALISTICUse simple painting and weathering techniques togive rails and ties an authentic appearance/byPelle K. Søeborg47 WEATHER A BOXCAR IN 10 EASY STEPSPaint and powdered chalk make older freight carslook the worse for wear/by Pelle K. Søeborg50 DO IT YOURSELF GRAFFITIPaint markers and an airbrush make it easy to “tag”your rolling stock/by M.R. SnellON THE COVER:The gritty industrial scenery of theback streets provides a backdrop for Lance Mindheim’sMiami layout. See page 6.Photo by Lance Mindheim28477www.ModelRailroader.com3LOOK AROUND,THEN BUILDTHE MODERN RAILROAD SCENEisa colorful, dynamic, and interestingplace. It’s the world in which we exist,where we can see the trains, the facilities,and the details that draw our interestlike a very strong magnet.We can go trackside and watch trainsrun, whether it’s on a main line or in anindustrial park. We can see and recordin photographs and video the towns andcities through which they run as well asthe industries they serve. We can seehow the track, bridges, buildings, andeverything else that makes a railroadrun are constructed.Best of all, we can re-create almost allof it in a smaller scale on our layouts.Many manufacturers of model rail-road products make accurate, highlydetailed scale models of the locomotivesand rolling stock you can see running infreight and passenger service today. heyalso produce versions of the industriesand other buildings you see along therights-of-way. Digital Command Controland computer-controlled signaling sys-tems allow modelers to run their layoutsalmost like the prototype, too.All this gives you a head start tocreating your own modern-day layout,or maybe it will inspire the re-imaginingof an existing one.here’s plenty of room for your ownimagination to roam, too. You’re notFounderEditorArt DirectorEditorial StaffA.C. Kalmbach 1910-1981Hal MillerThomas G. DannemanNeil BesougloffCody GrivnoSelling Model Railroadermagazine or products in your store:Phone:Outside U.S. and Canada:E-mail:Website:800-558-1544, press 3262-796-8776, ex. 818tss@kalmbach.comwww.Retailers.Kalmbach.comDana KawalaSteven OtteEric WhiteGraphic DesignersIllustratorsDrew HalversonScott KrallRick JohnsonRoen KellyKellie JaegerPhotography SupervisorProduction CoordinatorKalmbach Publishing Co.PresidentSenior VP, Sales & MarketingVP, Editorial/PublisherVP, Consumer MarketingAdvertising DirectorCorporate Art DirectorArt and Production ManagerGroup Advertising ManagerAdvertising Sales ManagerAdvertising Sales RepresentativeGroup Circulation ManagerSingle Copy SpecialistEditorial officesPhone:Fax:E-mail:Website262-796-8776262-796-1142mrmag@mrmag.comwww.ModelRailroader.comAdvertising Services RepresentativeCharles R. CroftDaniel R. LanceKevin P. KeefeNicole McGuireScott BongMaureen M. SchimmelMichael SolidayScott RedmondPaul SteinhafelMartha StanczakJen ZaleskyKim RedmondCatherine DanielsHOW TO MODEL TODAY’S RAILROADS (ISBN978-1-62700-310-0) is published by KalmbachPublishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612. Single copy price:$8.99 U.S. and International, $9.99 Canadian, payablein U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. (Canadian priceincludes GST.) BN 12271 3209 RT. Expedited deliveryavailable for additional $2.50 domestic and Canadian,$6 foreign.©2015, Kalmbach Publishing Co. Title registered astrademark. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.William ZubackCindy BarderFax:E-mail:Customer Sales and ServicePhone:Outside U.S. and Canada:800-533-6644(Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT)262-796-8776, ex. 421262-796-1615customerservice@kalmbach.comlimited to merely modeling railroadsthat exist in the 12-inch-to-the-footworld; you can come up with your ownfreelanced contemporary lines. heymay have connections to prototype rail-roads on your layout, or perhaps theyonly run as far as your benchwork does.Regardless, there’s a lot to love aboutmodeling today’s railroads. Whether it’slong trains you love, or commuter opera-tions, or short lines, it’s all waiting to beseen and modeled. Get to it!FOR MOREINFORMATIONIF YOU’RE LOOKINGfor moreadvice on modeling the modern railroadscene, visit the Kalmbach Hobby Store,www.kalmbachhobbystore.com.PDF packages are available for down-load, includingRealistic Model Railroad-ing with Pelle SøeborgandModelingModern Freight Trains.Pelle’s book,Done in a Day,is also available. Itfeatures a numberof modern freightcar weathering anddetailing projects.AdvertisingAdvertising inquiries:Advertising e-mail:888-558-1544, ex. 643adsales@mrmag.com4HOW TO MODELTODAY’S RAILROADSSECTION 1MODERN ERALAYOUTSCSX EMD GP38-2 no. 2771 threads through Lance Mindheim’s CSX Miami Downtown Spur HO scale model railroad.Lance combines modern scenes with classic railroad operations in his take on modeling the modern era.A layout doesn’t need the wide-open spaces of a giant basementEDITED BY ERIC WHITEEVERYONE KNOWS WHAT MODELING THE MODERNERA IS, RIGHT?It’s gritty, urban, switching in a warehouse district.Or is it high-horsepower diesels hauling units trainsthrough sweeping curves?What about a layout that’s been around for decades and wasmodern when it was irst built, and is still modern today?All of these answers are true, and there are others out thereas well.Lance Mindheim is fascinated by the operations of theDowntown Spur in Miami. Although the scenes are modern,the operations are similar to railroading in the post-war erawith single-car loads, street running, and team-track activity.What makes it modern is the scene, and the modern safetyprocedures employed.At the other end of the spectrum, and the other side of thecountry, is Jim Reising’s Oakville Sub. he California settinghosts the BNSF Ry. and Union Paciic. Long trains of intermo-dal freights wind through wide-open Southwestern desertscenery. Modeling in N scale, Jim has room for 100-car stagingyards for his railfan-oriented layout.In addition to freight trains, Jim’s model railroad hostsAmtrak trains, and he’s modeling current track technologywith concrete ties on his main line.hen there’s Eric Brooman’s Utah Belt. he model railroadis more than 30 years old, and in its second location, but timedoesn’t stand still. Eric started out modeling the modern era inthe ’70s, and is still at it today.hat means as motive power changes have come to full-sized railroads, they’ve also arrived on the Utah Belt. In addi-tion, Eric has upgraded signal systems to relect current prac-tice, and even the structures and industries are keeping upwith the times, such as the aluminum-bodied coal hoppers andthe lood loader at the U.S. Carbon mine.So here are three ideas of what it means to model the mod-ern era. Perhaps you’ll ind inspiration to develop your owntake on the concept, and show us another option no one hasseen before.HTMTRwww.ModelRailroader.com5
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